Archive: September 20, 2009 - September 26, 2009
Suit Filed to Overturn Wal-Mart Decision
The National Trust for Historic Preservation and others filed suit today in the Circuit Court of Orange County, Va., seeking to overturn a recent Board of Supervisors decision to allow Wal-Mart to build a super-center on the Wilderness battlefield. Joining...
By Linda Wheeler | September 23, 2009; 5:24 PM ET | Comments (0)
Dave the Potter Left His Mark
The Smithsonian Resident Associates program in Washington is offering a lecture on an intriguing subject: Dave the Potter, a slave who made large, utilitarian jugs on which he sometimes inscribed a short poem. His pottery is now collected by museums....
By Linda Wheeler | September 20, 2009; 10:56 PM ET | Comments (0)
